April 16, 2007

Parking ends on downtown former IHOP site

Motorists who have been parking on the site of the former International House of Pancakes will have to find new accommodations beginning today as the parcel's owners prepare to break ground for La Grange Pointe, a mixed-use residential and commercial development planned for the site.

Village officials are urging all dislocated motorists to use the nearby municipal parking structure.

The IHOP site, at the northeast corner of La Grange Rd and Cossitt Ave, had been available to downtown parkers since the January 2005, following demolition of the restaurant, under an arrangement with the developers that helped ease the strain on parking while the municipal deck was under construction.